Permanent flank bulge is a consequence of flank incision for radical nephrectomy in one half of patients.
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D021501:Flank Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011788:Quality of Life